INDEPENDENT ACCOMMODATIONS

WASHINGTON -- The annual Food Marketing Institute convention in Chicago will hold new potential for independents this year.According to Tim Hammonds, FMI president and chief executive officer, the institute is attempting to make it easier for independent members to harness their human resources at the convention by introducing an "independent operators" track that will feature highlights of 12 separate

WASHINGTON -- The annual Food Marketing Institute convention in Chicago will hold new potential for independents this year.

According to Tim Hammonds, FMI president and chief executive officer, the institute is attempting to make it easier for independent members to harness their human resources at the convention by introducing an "independent operators" track that will feature highlights of 12 separate workshops in a single location. The FMI convention is scheduled for May 5 to 8 at